Albert Dess

Albert Dess, MEP

Albert Dess (born 17 April 1947, Röckersbühl) is a German MEP from Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern e.V. (Christian Social Union in Bavaria).

Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with Mercosur
• Member, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly

Former Affiliations

• Member, Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
• Member, Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen
• Substitute, Committee on International Trade
• Substitute, Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly
• Substitute, Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly

Record and Controversies

Declaration of Financial Interests

Professional Activities:

• Member of European Parliament
• Farmer

Paid Functions or Activities:

• Member of managing board of rural cooperative in Bavaria (bäuerlichen Genossenschaft Bayernland) e.G. Nürnberg
• Member of advisory council for Savings Banks Association concerning savings banks politics (sprakassenpolitische Grundsatzfragen des Sparkassenverbandes), Bavaria

Further Information:

Honorary activities:

• Chairman of advisory board, Milchwerke Regensburg eG
• Member of the district council Neumarkt i.d. Opf
• Member of managing board, Association of Professional Fishermen (VBB), Bavaria

Personal Information

Curriculum Vitae

• Agricultural college (graduated 1966).
• Master's in agriculture (1979).
• Secondary occupation as farmer.
• Worked in commerce and industry.
• Managing director of a farming cooperative.
• Full-time farmer/training establishment (1977).
• District Chairman of the Junge Union (1974).
• Member of the CSU district executive (1981).
• Municipal Chairman of the CSU (1984).
• District Chairman (1987).
• Regional Vice-Chairman (1989-1995) and Regional Chairman (1995) of the CSU Agricultural Association.
• Member of the CSU district executive (1989).
• Member of the CSU Regional Executive Committee (1997).
• Chairman of the CSU Regional Group working party for Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Environment, Transport, Building and Energy (2000-2004).
• Municipal Councillor, Berngau (1972-1996).
• District Councillor, Neumarkt/Oberpfalz (1978).
• Mayor of Berngau (1984-1996).
• Vice-Chairman of Neumarkt/Oberpfalz district council (1984-1996).
• Member of the Bundestag (1990-2004).
• Farm policy spokesman for the CSU Regional Group in the Bundestag (1992-2004).
• Member of the CDU/CSU Group Executive Committee (1997-2004).
• Federal Cross of Merit with ribbon (1998).

Contact

Address:

Parlement européen

Bât. Altiero Spinelli

15E246

60, rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60

B-1047 Bruxelles/Brussel

Phone:

+32 (0)2 28 45231

Fax:

+32 (0)2 28 49231

Email:

albert.dess@europarl.europa.eu

Website:

http://www.albert-dess.de

This article is part of the MEPedia project of Spinwatch.

Resources

• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 14 January 2009, accessed 06 March 2009.
• European Parliament, Erklärung der finanziellen Interessen der Mitglieder: Albert Dess, 09 July 2009, accessed 18 November 2009.
• European Parliament, MEP Directory: Albert Dess, accessed 06 March 2009.